Lectern

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A lectern is a utility block found in Villages.

Source

Lecterns may generate in certain library buildings within Villages, as long as the village was generated after the release of update 1.14.

Mechanics

A lectern is not only decorative, but can also hold a Book and Quill, which multiple players can read at the same time. Right-clicking on an empty lectern with a book and quill selected will place the book and quill on the lectern. Right-clicking on the placed book and quill will open it and allow multiple players to read it simultaneously. Right-clicking the book and quill again will turn the page.

A lectern with a book and quill on top can emit a Redstone signal through the use of a Redstone Comparator. A redstone signal is produced each time a player turns a page. The strength of the signal is based on what page is being shown. The comparator signal produced by a lectern is 16 minus the current page. If the book is open to page 16 or greater, it will produce no signal. If there is a lectern in a village, but there is no librarian Villager, there is a chance that a villager without a profession will convert to a librarian. Lecterns can also be used as fuel for Smelting items in Furnaces, Blast Furnaces, and Smokers.

Crafting

Lectern
Any Wooden Slab	Any Wooden Slab	Any Wooden Slab
None	Bookshelf	None
None	Any Wooden Slab	None

Blocks
Natural	Air • Stone • Granite • Andesite • Diorite • Bedrock • Clay( Terracotta) • Cobblestone ( Moss) • Cobweb • Dirt • Gravel • Coarse Dirt • Bone • Ice • Monster Spawner • Sand ( Red) • Sandstone ( Red) • Obsidian • Snow • Sponge • Wet Sponge • Stone Brick ( Cracked • Moss • Chiseled) • Prismarine ( Dark • Brick) • Sea Lantern • Pumpkin • Bee Nest • Snowier Snow
Manufactured	Bookshelf • Brick • Wool ( Carpet) • Concrete( Powder) • Conduit • Dried Kelp Block • Fence • Glass ( Pane) • Stained Glass ( Pane) • Glazed Terracotta • Hay Bale • Iron Bars • Jack o' Lantern • Ladder • Painting • Scaffolding • Slab • Smooth Stone • Cut Sandstone • Smooth Quartz • Smooth Red Sandstone • Slime • Snow • Stairs • Walls • Wood Planks • Beehive • Honey Block • Honeycomb Block
Ore	Coal Ore • Diamond Ore • Emerald Ore • Gold Ore • Iron Ore • Lapis Lazuli Ore • Redstone Ore • Nether Quartz Ore • Ancient Debris
Mineral Blocks	Block of Diamond • Block of Emerald • Block of Gold • Block of Iron • Lapis Lazuli Block • Block of Quartz • Block of Redstone • Block of Coal • Block of Netherite
Utility	Bed • Brewing Stand • Cake • Cauldron • Chest • Shulker Box • Crafting Table • Enchantment Table • Furnace • Jukebox • TNT • Anvil • Blast Furnace • Barrel • Bell • Campfire • Cartography Table • Composter • Fletching Table • Grindstone • Lantern • Lectern • Loom • Smithing Table • Smoker • Stonecutter
Mechanisms	Button • Dispenser • Redstone Lamp • Door • Fence Gate • Lever • Note • Piston ( Sticky) • Pressure Plate • Rail ( Powered • Detector • Activator) • Redstone ( Wire • Torch • Repeater • Comparator) • Trapdoor ( Iron Trapdoor) • Trapped Chest • Hopper • Dropper • Daylight Detector • Tripwire Hook • Observer
Plants	Cactus • Dead Bush • Chorus Plant • Flowers • Grass( Grass • Fern) • Leaves • Lily Pad • Melon • Mushrooms( Huge)  • Mycelium • Podzol • Nylium • Pumpkin • Saplings • Sugar Cane • Vines • Cocoa Pods • Wheat • Log • Corals • Kelp • Sweet Berry Bush • Nether Roots • Fungi • Weeping Vines
Liquids	Lava • Water
Non-Solid	Fire ( Soul Fire) • Sign • Torch ( Soul Fire) • Banner
The Nether	Glowstone • Shroomlight • Netherrack • Nylium • Nether Brick ( Fence) • Nether Quartz • Ancient Debris • Nether Wart • Nether Roots • Weeping Vines • Fungi • Soul Sand • Soul Soil • Basalt • Magma Block
The End	Dragon Egg • End Stone • Purpur( Purpur Pillar) • Endstone Brick • End Rod • Dragon Head • Ender Crystal
Creative only	Barrier • Structure Block • Jigsaw
Bedrock Edition only	Stonecutter (old) • Nether Reactor • Light Block
Technical	Piston Arm • Block 36 • Burning Furnace • Glowing Redstone Ore • Off-state Redstone Torch • Active Redstone Repeater • Flowing Water • Flowing Lava • Farmland • Pumpkin Stem • Melon Stem • Block 97 • Portal • End Portal Frame • End Portal
Unused	Locked Chest
Removed	Gear • Dirt Slab • Cyan Flower • Camera(BE)
Unimplemented	Crying Obsidian
Education Edition only	Element Constructor • Compound Creator • Hardened Glass • Border • Underwater TNT